Wendy Hochstedler, a former Three Rivers City Finance Director who was fired and subsequently settled a lawsuit with the City has pled guilty to embezzlement from the City of South Haven in court.
This morning, Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman spoke to attorneys for the plaintiff and defense in a lawsuit case around a City of Three Rivers marijuana ballot measure petition that City Clerk rejected last month.
Last Friday, August 28, deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the location of a larceny in the 62000 block of Burr Oak Road in Burr Oak Township.
Several hours before daybreak this morning, officers from the Three Rivers Police Department (TRPD) were dispatched to a location in the 1200 block of Lockport Drive following a report of gunshots in the area.
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, August 27, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Deputies engaged in a vehicle pursuit in the southern part of the county.
Local author and Watershed Voice columnist Charles Thomas penned the following flash fiction titled “The Methodist Bells.” “We ring the bells to praise our God, to celebrate our love, and to grieve our loss.”
The Tenth Annual Historic Bridge Walk is proceeding as planned this Labor Day in Three Rivers. Participants can begin their walk on September 7 between 9:00 a.m. and noon. The event is free and will take place rain or shine, unless lightning is present.
A series of charges will bind over from one court to another against two suspects in a Three Rivers home invasion case following the conclusion of a hearing Friday. Charges that bind over are those that may proceed to criminal trial because attorneys have shown they meet probable cause.
The Three Rivers Women’s Club formally presented a gift of $300 to St. Joseph County Animal Control (SJCAC) on Wednesday to assist with ongoing efforts to care for an influx of cats. It will also host a cat supply donation table at the Labor Day Bridge Walk, and has helped secure additional donations from a Portage business.
The Huss Project is getting a new greenhouse at its property at Eighth and Broadway Streets in Three Rivers. The greenhouse will help the organization to start seedlings earlier in the spring and grow crops later in the fall for its farmers market and community food distribution programs.
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